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yorks but people who come to visit new york. we also have had for a while shut downs of the bridges and tunnels. most of them are open although a couple of tunnels remain closed because they are underwater. just amazing to see the image of all of that water flowing in, for instance, to the brooklyn battery tunnel. >> woodruff: how are people dealing with this? new yorkers, we think of them as a pretty tough lot. how are they cong? >> denial is a really big help. it's the sort of... it's when you first get hit, judy, the first thing, what do you think? you think, oh, that wasn't so bad. but as time go on and as, you know, you start to feel the effects,t will be a problem. it will be an economic problem. ll will be an emotional problem. we still really don't know.we we're still feeling the full effects. we're still getting to the full effects here. >> woodruff: i don't know you've been able to actually get out, walk around. are some images that stay with you? >> the images that stay with me, i'll give you a couple. last night comi
yorks but people who come to visit new york. we also have had for a while shut downs of the bridges and tunnels. most of them are open although a couple of tunnels remain closed because they are underwater. just amazing to see the image of all of that water flowing in, for instance, to the brooklyn battery tunnel. >> woodruff: how are people dealing with this? new yorkers, we think of them as a pretty tough lot. how are they cong? >> denial is a really big help. it's the sort of......
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york stock exchange called irregular trading this morning that sent the markets into real volatility. do we know what happened? >> well it look like there was had a software glitch among brokerage firm called knight trading which caused trading to happen based on -- when no orders were placed for actual trades. it looks like there was a software glitch that caused unusuallynist and some of these trades will have to be unwound. i think the big story here -- this is happening after the unusually activity with the facebook ipo and what was known as the flash crash a couple years ago where the market just kind of collapsed inspickably. the problem here is that this undermines the public's confidence that the stock market is behaving in a way that people can count on ask you know, it undermines people's willingness to go into equities which holds down the value of stocks and makes capital more expensive basically. >> more signs of vulnerability on the stock market. john hillsonwrath of "the wall street journal." thank you very much. >> sure thing. >>> now >> ifill: now to our second econo
york stock exchange called irregular trading this morning that sent the markets into real volatility. do we know what happened? >> well it look like there was had a software glitch among brokerage firm called knight trading which caused trading to happen based on -- when no orders were placed for actual trades. it looks like there was a software glitch that caused unusuallynist and some of these trades will have to be unwound. i think the big story here -- this is happening after the...
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. >> reporter: but new york's carolyn maloney and other house democrats, charged republicans are merely on a political witch hunt. >> this is not about discovering the truth. this is about politics. this has become an obsessive political vendetta pursuing a political agenda in a season of unusually ugly politics. >> reporter: in the end, more than half of the democrats walked out in protest, refusing to vote on the measures. the criminal contempt resolution approved today sends the matter to the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia who, under the law actually, reports to holder. the civil contempt finding allows the house to take holder to court to get what it wants. shortly after the votes, the attorney general spoke in new orleans and voiced regret that it's come to this. >> today's vote may make for good political theater in the minds of some, but it is at base both a crass effort and a grave disservice to the american people. they expect and they deserve far more. >> reporter: but the house is unlikely to see more documents soon, because president obama invoked executive privi
. >> reporter: but new york's carolyn maloney and other house democrats, charged republicans are merely on a political witch hunt. >> this is not about discovering the truth. this is about politics. this has become an obsessive political vendetta pursuing a political agenda in a season of unusually ugly politics. >> reporter: in the end, more than half of the democrats walked out in protest, refusing to vote on the measures. the criminal contempt resolution approved today...
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in another development today, "the new york times"heeported that one of the alleged ringleaders of the attack hasd yet to be questioned, and is defiantly showing himself in public. the president did not address the subject of libya today, utut he did go after his republican opponent, mitt romney. campaigning in northern virginia, mr. obama said romney seems to be forgetting the more conservative positions he took during primary season. >> i mean he's changing up so much, and backtracking and sidestepping. we've got-- we've got to name this condition that he's going through. i think-- i think it's called-- romnesia. >> sreenivasan: both candidates will spend the weekend preparing for that final debate, monday night in boca raton, florida. wall street had one of its toughest days in months. the market tumbled after microsoft, general electric, and mcdonald's turned in earnings that fell below expectations. the dow jones industrial average lost 205 points to close at 13,343. the nasdaq fell 67 points to close at 3,005. for the week, the dow ekeout a gain of one-touth of 1%; the nasdaq fel
in another development today, "the new york times"heeported that one of the alleged ringleaders of the attack hasd yet to be questioned, and is defiantly showing himself in public. the president did not address the subject of libya today, utut he did go after his republican opponent, mitt romney. campaigning in northern virginia, mr. obama said romney seems to be forgetting the more conservative positions he took during primary season. >> i mean he's changing up so much, and...
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a $6 billion gateway that would stretch five miles across the outer new york/new jersey harbor plus the billions necessary to reinforce nearly ten miles of natural dunes on either side of the barrier. while the cost of mitigating the impact of a future storm could seem high, take a look at this tile. this is just a sliver of the debris that sandy left behind on statten island. not preparing could cost much more. here in the far rock-aways the surge crushed dozens of houses and hurricane winds fanned flames from a fire that incinerated 111 homes. the city of new york has decided to clear away what's left here along with demolishing 200 more structures damaged by the storms. >> it was my living room couches but it flipped them over in the house. just pouring water out of them today. >> reporter: rich has had a view of the atlantic ocean from his waterfront home for more than 20 years. now he's living in a motor home in the parking lot. but he wonders whether a sea barrier would be effective. >> is it worth it? i'm not so sure it's worth it because i'm not so sure it's going to work. i don
a $6 billion gateway that would stretch five miles across the outer new york/new jersey harbor plus the billions necessary to reinforce nearly ten miles of natural dunes on either side of the barrier. while the cost of mitigating the impact of a future storm could seem high, take a look at this tile. this is just a sliver of the debris that sandy left behind on statten island. not preparing could cost much more. here in the far rock-aways the surge crushed dozens of houses and hurricane winds...
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overall, it's the worst outbreak since west nile virus appeared in new york city, in 1999, the first time it had been detected in the u.s. symptoms include fever and aches. >> it just makes me feel like somebody has an axe in my head and it hurts really bad. >> reporter: in a small percentage of cases, the virus can be fatal when it attacks the brain and spinal cord. officials say the aerial spraying that starts tonight in dallas is the most effective way to kill the mosquitoes. planes will spew out an insecticide, known as duette, that's been used worldwide since the 1990s. we take a closer look at the virus and efforts to combat it in texas and elsewhere. dr. kristy murray is principal investigator for the west nile research program at the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine in houston. first, what's the thinking about why there are so many cases so early this year? this is unusual, right? >> this is unusual right now for texas. we did have a big outbreak in 2002 and 2003 when the virus first came into the area. but it's not too surprising we're havin
overall, it's the worst outbreak since west nile virus appeared in new york city, in 1999, the first time it had been detected in the u.s. symptoms include fever and aches. >> it just makes me feel like somebody has an axe in my head and it hurts really bad. >> reporter: in a small percentage of cases, the virus can be fatal when it attacks the brain and spinal cord. officials say the aerial spraying that starts tonight in dallas is the most effective way to kill the mosquitoes....
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york and new jersey. again, the major developments of the day: israel stepped up its military offensive in gaza and hamas rockets targeted tel aviv in day two of a growing middle east conflict. oil giant b.p. agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay a record $4.5 billion for the gulf oil spill of 2010. it was all part of a settlement with the federal government. and former c.i.a. director david petraeus denied he gave classified information to the woman he had an affair with, paula broadwell. he spoke to cnn, in his first remarks since resigning last friday. >> brown: online we look at this year's national book award winners. kwame holman tells us more. >> holman: louise erdrick was honored with the fiction prize for "the round house." she talked with jeff about her novel recently. watch that interview on art beat. also there are conversations with finalists robert caro, kevin powers and junot diaz, and a recap of the winners. and how does your view of the 2012 election results compare with othe
york and new jersey. again, the major developments of the day: israel stepped up its military offensive in gaza and hamas rockets targeted tel aviv in day two of a growing middle east conflict. oil giant b.p. agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay a record $4.5 billion for the gulf oil spill of 2010. it was all part of a settlement with the federal government. and former c.i.a. director david petraeus denied he gave classified information to the woman he had an affair with, paula...
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that's syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. gentlemen, good to you have with us. >> so whether we use that strange word sequestration or whether we talk about automatic budget cut, david, with so much at stake, why couldn't they come to an agreement on this? >> well, remember, it's supposed to be terrible. the idea of sequestration, it's an enforcement mechanism. they said to themselves, we're going to force ourselves to cut a budget deal with each other. and if we don't do it, we'll hit ourselves in the face way hammer. and that will be soed ba, we'll do it. the problem is both, you don't do it and then you end up hitting yourself in the face way hammer. so that's the basic situation they're? the problem is with people who actually have to make policy. like you're sitting in the pentagon, you have to plan the next ten years. it may not hit you next month but you're trying to figure out what you are going to cut what are you not going to cut. you don't know with any remote idea how much money will have for the next ten years. s
that's syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. gentlemen, good to you have with us. >> so whether we use that strange word sequestration or whether we talk about automatic budget cut, david, with so much at stake, why couldn't they come to an agreement on this? >> well, remember, it's supposed to be terrible. the idea of sequestration, it's an enforcement mechanism. they said to themselves, we're going to force ourselves to cut a...
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. >> ifill: and in new york, a group of service members wounded in iraq and afghanistan visited the 9/11 memorial. >> suarez: still to come on the "newshour": physicists celebrate finding the god particle; home h.i.v. testing approved by the f.d.a.; high school drop-outs get to try out college; an historic supreme court term and, whatever happened to the signers of the declaration of independence? but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: nato officials today reported a man wearing an afghan army uniform opened fire on american troops. the shootings happened on tuesday in afghanistan's eastern wardak province. an investigation is underway. the troops were targeted outside a nato base. five u.s. service members were wounded before the attacker fled the scene. the number of insider attacks against foreign forces is up this year. in the west african country of mali, some of the country's most prized artifacts and relics are in the process of being destroyed by muslim extremists. the city of timbuktu is one of the hardest hit, where ancient tombs have
. >> ifill: and in new york, a group of service members wounded in iraq and afghanistan visited the 9/11 memorial. >> suarez: still to come on the "newshour": physicists celebrate finding the god particle; home h.i.v. testing approved by the f.d.a.; high school drop-outs get to try out college; an historic supreme court term and, whatever happened to the signers of the declaration of independence? but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >>...
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mike pesca has been covering both these stories for npr and joins me now from new york. mike, let's start with the latest, the latest news here. who is this panel and what exactly has it decided? >> yeah, this is a panel that got to oversee what commissioner roger goodell decreed. and so far the commissioner has pretty much ruled with an iron fist. in this case, there was this bounty gate case where players were rewarded for internet rinterceptions and turnovers but the members of the saints were awarded, it would seem for knock out opponents. so the commissioner suspended players and the players had been appealing, had been losing. but they just got a win. now, i think this ruling has been widely and wildly misinterpreted. you see the headline that the players win on appeal, and you figure, oh, these guys will now be playing going forward. what this panel really said was the commissioner overstepped his bound a little bit-- in fact, they said he possibly overstepped his bound because the suspension was based on two things, as the commissioner articulated it-- one was th
mike pesca has been covering both these stories for npr and joins me now from new york. mike, let's start with the latest, the latest news here. who is this panel and what exactly has it decided? >> yeah, this is a panel that got to oversee what commissioner roger goodell decreed. and so far the commissioner has pretty much ruled with an iron fist. in this case, there was this bounty gate case where players were rewarded for internet rinterceptions and turnovers but the members of the...
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when he published an op-ed in the ne "new york times" last moh saying he was no longer a skeptic, it captured national attention and sparked angry reaction on both sides of the climate fence perhaps most disturbing to some of his former allies was this conclusion. >> in our world, we attribute the warming from 175 to the present... 1753, to the present exclusively to humans not mostly. >> reporter: even those skeptics who accept that the climate is changing attribute it to natural cycles, but muller even claimed his study was more conclusive in that regard than any that came before. >> we really are in some sense coming out with a stronger conclusion than the prior group had come out with. >> reporter: working out of their house in berkeley where muller is a physics professor at the university of california, the mullers formed the berkeley earth surface temperature project. using funds partly supplied by the koch brothers who have also funded skeptical organizations like the hartland institute, the mullers had long analyzed temperature data others had collected. but for years they sa
when he published an op-ed in the ne "new york times" last moh saying he was no longer a skeptic, it captured national attention and sparked angry reaction on both sides of the climate fence perhaps most disturbing to some of his former allies was this conclusion. >> in our world, we attribute the warming from 175 to the present... 1753, to the present exclusively to humans not mostly. >> reporter: even those skeptics who accept that the climate is changing attribute it to...
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york and found it. found it at a swim club in manassas, virginia, too, where chinese lifeguard eric wang was buffing his english while learning about america. >> americans like to make jokes, always make jokes with me, but i didn't understand what they said. >> reporter: so they laugh, but you're not exactly sure why they're laughing? >> sometimes, they laugh, but i just stand there, and they told me "it's a joke." i just say "ha, ha" like this. >> reporter: doug winkler's been hiring j-1s like wang for a decade to lifeguard at the 225 pools he manages in the d.c. area. >> we use about 50%, we say domestic, american guards, and 50% international, and it's the mix of both. >> reporter: he hires j-1s not just because they add cultural breadth, he says. >> the international students have a tremendous work ethic. they show up on time, and they work hard, and they work to the end of their shift, and they often inquire, "what else can i do?" >> reporter: key question-- isn't this taking jobs away from america
york and found it. found it at a swim club in manassas, virginia, too, where chinese lifeguard eric wang was buffing his english while learning about america. >> americans like to make jokes, always make jokes with me, but i didn't understand what they said. >> reporter: so they laugh, but you're not exactly sure why they're laughing? >> sometimes, they laugh, but i just stand there, and they told me "it's a joke." i just say "ha, ha" like this. >>...
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at a news conference in new york city, u.s. attorney loretta lynch described some of the practices at one of the bank's mexican units. the investigation revealed that staggering amounts of cash, hundreds of thousands of u.s. dollars daily, were being deposited into h.s.b.c. mexico using boxes especially made to fit through their tellers' windows to speed the transactions. indeed it was reported to one h.s.b.c. official that h.s.b.c. mexico had received the ringing endorsement of money launderers as the place to launder money. >> woodruff: devlin barrett is covering this story for the "wall street journal," and has more details for us now. so, thank you for joining us. how much money was involved and what are some other examples of what was going on beside this box that fit through the tellers' window. >> the $800 million you mentioned is what they know was essentially laundered drug proceeds but there's also actually vast pools of billion of dollars of money where the bank wasn't paying attention and wasn't checking the basic p
at a news conference in new york city, u.s. attorney loretta lynch described some of the practices at one of the bank's mexican units. the investigation revealed that staggering amounts of cash, hundreds of thousands of u.s. dollars daily, were being deposited into h.s.b.c. mexico using boxes especially made to fit through their tellers' windows to speed the transactions. indeed it was reported to one h.s.b.c. official that h.s.b.c. mexico had received the ringing endorsement of money...
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jersey and new york. the problems they face include growing medicaid spending and pension liabilities at a time when state revenues and federal grants aren't keeping pace. and it's to the last of these issues-- the fiscal problems of the states-- that we go into more detail on now. richard ravitch joins us. a former lieutenant governor of new york, he co-chaired the task force issuing today's report with former fed chairman paul volcker. also with us is susan urahn, managing director of the pew center on the states. >> dirk ravitch what jumps out is the situation is much worse than thought, much worse than states are willing to admit and worse than anybody seems to have a grasp on what to do. am i overstating these problems? >> no, you're not. and it's a function arising from things. one, there are basic expenditures like medicaid and retirement expenditures which are growing at a faster rate in state and local revenues. number two, states for a long long time had been using gimmicky to balance their budg
jersey and new york. the problems they face include growing medicaid spending and pension liabilities at a time when state revenues and federal grants aren't keeping pace. and it's to the last of these issues-- the fiscal problems of the states-- that we go into more detail on now. richard ravitch joins us. a former lieutenant governor of new york, he co-chaired the task force issuing today's report with former fed chairman paul volcker. also with us is susan urahn, managing director of the pew...
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and chuck schumer, senator from new york has raised it. but it's going to require obviously a larger coalition than that. >> woodruff: a couple of other things that have happened this week. i want to ask the two of you about. david this really pushed out of the news the story that everybody was talking about last night, that susan rice withdrawing her name to be secretary of state. what finally moved her to take her name out do you think and what does it is a? >> well, i don't really believe it was without white house acknowledgment. if she had a sense the white house was going to fight for her. she would be happy to fight. she had a piece laying out the case for her. i think it is a pretty decent case. i hate it when these things happen when there is no egregious scene committed and there certainly was none in this case. and so i wish frankly she, somebody would have fought a little harder for her. i think-- . >> woodruff: you are saying the white house didn't fight. >> well, the president made a very strong case early on. and then she we
and chuck schumer, senator from new york has raised it. but it's going to require obviously a larger coalition than that. >> woodruff: a couple of other things that have happened this week. i want to ask the two of you about. david this really pushed out of the news the story that everybody was talking about last night, that susan rice withdrawing her name to be secretary of state. what finally moved her to take her name out do you think and what does it is a? >> well, i don't...
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what's been the hold-up with the museum in new york? >> well, first off, this is a particularly difficult site. you have a lot of projects cramped into 16 acres. you had a lot of discussion about what exactly should go on here. so it's taken ten years to get to this point. they did an accelerated schedule to open the memorial plaza on the 10th anniversary a year ago. then immediately afterwards, the two governors who control the port authority which own the land decided to stop construction at the museum until they settled a variety of issues. it boiled down really to money and control. >> ifill: are we talking about a problem that involves the construction, the vision for what would go there or just plain old-fashion politics? >> plain old-fashioned politics and money. the situation is where you have a private foundation that's in charge of both the museum and the memorial. and they've raised a certain amount of money for construction. on the other hand their contractor in essence is the port authority. and the port authority was conce
what's been the hold-up with the museum in new york? >> well, first off, this is a particularly difficult site. you have a lot of projects cramped into 16 acres. you had a lot of discussion about what exactly should go on here. so it's taken ten years to get to this point. they did an accelerated schedule to open the memorial plaza on the 10th anniversary a year ago. then immediately afterwards, the two governors who control the port authority which own the land decided to stop...
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>> i think right now, what i've noted being an outsider coming from new york to support the community here, is that there is a lot of shock. my guess is that when the funeral services start happening for the victims we'll start seeing people really starting to grieve. what i've noticed is a combination of shock and a lot of gratitude for the good work of law enforcement addressing this issue and the strong hand of the federal government particularly the president in reaching out to the community and conveying the nation's support of the sikh community in our moment of need. >> amardeep singh and latoya dennis thank you very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: next to syria, where the ruling government suffered more defections today as the civil war raged on. margaret warner has the story. oday we've announced the defect of mr. riyad hijab syrian prime minister. >> with that, a spokesman for the prime minister delivered another blow to president bashar al-assad's government. >> he was chosen to be part of the criminal regime but he decided to join the syrian people and their blessed revol
>> i think right now, what i've noted being an outsider coming from new york to support the community here, is that there is a lot of shock. my guess is that when the funeral services start happening for the victims we'll start seeing people really starting to grieve. what i've noticed is a combination of shock and a lot of gratitude for the good work of law enforcement addressing this issue and the strong hand of the federal government particularly the president in reaching out to the...
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. >> ifill: then, thousands of people in new york and new jesey are still without power, cold and in the dark even as schools and businesses reopen. kwame holman has our update, one week after the storm. >> woodruff: and special correspondent rick karr tells the story of a hard-hit brooklye neighborhood struggling to get back on its feet. >> ifill: back on the campaign trail, we head to ohio, the ultimate battleground state, where volunteers on both sides took to the streets this weekend. >> now that we know who our president is and what he's willg to do for us, we arewi even more excited about getting him re-elected. >> this morning we hit 600 houses. this afternoon we probably hit about 20 or 0 houses. not everybody was home but enough people were home that we were able to spread thead word. >> woodruff: we assess the polls and the state of the race on election eve with stuart rothenberg, susan page, and andrew kohut. >> ifill: lawyers gear up to monitor pling stations tomorrow. what will they find? jeffrey brown takes a look. >> woodruff: and from legalizing marijuana to gay marri
. >> ifill: then, thousands of people in new york and new jesey are still without power, cold and in the dark even as schools and businesses reopen. kwame holman has our update, one week after the storm. >> woodruff: and special correspondent rick karr tells the story of a hard-hit brooklye neighborhood struggling to get back on its feet. >> ifill: back on the campaign trail, we head to ohio, the ultimate battleground state, where volunteers on both sides took to the streets...
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even the "new york times" sells curtis pictures right now. (laughs) >> brown: all right. the book is "short nights of thed that doe catcher, the epic life and immortal photographs of edward curtis." timothy egan, thanks so much. >> thanks for having me, jeff. >> sreenivasan: you can see more of edward curtis's photographs online. we've linked to a collection at northwestern university that includes the entire 20-volumes called "north american indian." >> sreenivasan: and finally tonight, on this day when americans gather to break bread together. we take a second look at a food story far from the u.s. china's growing appetite for meat and dairy products is driving big changes there in everything from farming to food safety. our story is part of our "food for 9 billion" series, a "newshour" partnership with the center for investigative reporting, homelands productions and american public media's "marketplace." it's reported by mary kay magstad, china correspondent for p.r.i.'s "the world." >> reporter: china's people are on the move. from the countryside to the city, hundre
even the "new york times" sells curtis pictures right now. (laughs) >> brown: all right. the book is "short nights of thed that doe catcher, the epic life and immortal photographs of edward curtis." timothy egan, thanks so much. >> thanks for having me, jeff. >> sreenivasan: you can see more of edward curtis's photographs online. we've linked to a collection at northwestern university that includes the entire 20-volumes called "north american...
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and this came out of new york. first of all explain how the defense of marriage act worked and how did this one case involving an 83-year-old woman in edie wind sore-- windsor raise the issue. >> well, the challenge here is to a provision in the defense of marriage act, section 3. and that defines for all federal purposes marriage is between one man and one womanment and by doing that it affects more than a thousand federal laws, everything from tax laws to social security and health and welfare benefits. the defense of marriage act was challenged by edie windsor from new york. she had a partner for over 40 years. they were married in 2007 in canada, a new york recognized their marriage when miss windsor's partner, her spouse died. her spouse left her entire estate to edie windsor. because of the defense of marriage act edie windsor was left with almost a 400,000 dollar federal estate tax that someone who was the spouse of an opposite sex coup weill not have had to pay. so their defense of marriage act can being ch
and this came out of new york. first of all explain how the defense of marriage act worked and how did this one case involving an 83-year-old woman in edie wind sore-- windsor raise the issue. >> well, the challenge here is to a provision in the defense of marriage act, section 3. and that defines for all federal purposes marriage is between one man and one womanment and by doing that it affects more than a thousand federal laws, everything from tax laws to social security and health and...
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the estimated damage done by hurricane sandy in new york has risen again to $42 billion. governor andrew cuomo announced the new figure today. it includes $32 billion for repairs and restoration and almost $10 billion more for measures to prevent damage from the next major storm. the state, along with new york city, will ask for federal disaster aid based on the damage tally. one of the legendary bands of rock 'n' roll is marking its golden anniversary. the rolling stones celebrated 50 years last night in london, with the first of five shows in the united kingdom and the u.s. nina nannar of independent television news filed this report. >> two and a half hours, 23 songs, and 50 years. . ♪ i said hey, hey, you, you. ♪ get off of my cloud. ♪ hey, hey, you, you, get of my cloud. ♪ hey, hey, you, you, get off of my cloud ♪ >> thankfully for the rolling stones glowing reviews on this, their opening night of their anniversary tour. ♪ i want to be your lover, baby i want to be your man ♪ >> reporter: the men have a combined age of 273 years. but last night, they we
the estimated damage done by hurricane sandy in new york has risen again to $42 billion. governor andrew cuomo announced the new figure today. it includes $32 billion for repairs and restoration and almost $10 billion more for measures to prevent damage from the next major storm. the state, along with new york city, will ask for federal disaster aid based on the damage tally. one of the legendary bands of rock 'n' roll is marking its golden anniversary. the rolling stones celebrated 50 years...
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in 2008, geithner was head of the federal reserve in new york, when he learned that a major british bank, barclays, was keeping the rate artificially low. he told a house hearing today that he notified superiors at the fed and regulators in britain. >> our first instinct as you might expect at that point was to go to the british and they said, "we agree with you, we're on it." now, we didn't know whether that was going to be sufficient or not. so we also i think did the appropriate thing. and we went and briefed the relevant authorities with enforcement authorities and responsibility for fraud and manipulation. >> sreenivasan: republicans at the hearing said geithner should have told congress what he knew, as well. the first of the funerals was held today for the victims of the colorado shootings. the governor and some 150 other mourners gathered at a service in aurora for gordon cowden. he was 51, the oldest of the dozen people killed at a movie theater last friday. meanwhile, state figures showed a surge in weekend gun sales across colorado. background checks for would-be buyers were u
in 2008, geithner was head of the federal reserve in new york, when he learned that a major british bank, barclays, was keeping the rate artificially low. he told a house hearing today that he notified superiors at the fed and regulators in britain. >> our first instinct as you might expect at that point was to go to the british and they said, "we agree with you, we're on it." now, we didn't know whether that was going to be sufficient or not. so we also i think did the...
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gary ackerman of new york said congress has become a partisan bickering bunch of grousing old people. >> trying to quibble around here on this particular issue of the narrative rather than how we work together to make things better to quibble over somebody said a particular word or didn't use the right word, rather than figure out how to avoid the mistakes that might have been to not lose american lives on into the future. >> reporter: amid the furor, ambassador rice has withdrawn herself for consideration as secretary of state. and four state department security officials resigned on wednesday. >> suarez: retailers are hoping to finish the holiday shopping season strong, particularly given some forecasts warning of a slowing economy in 2013. as we reported earlier, consumer spending helped spike better growth this fall. but in light of the last recession, some are asking whether less personal debt and perhaps some more austerity might be a better approach. "newshour" economics correspondent paul solman has been exploring that question. part of his ongoing reporting on "making sense"
gary ackerman of new york said congress has become a partisan bickering bunch of grousing old people. >> trying to quibble around here on this particular issue of the narrative rather than how we work together to make things better to quibble over somebody said a particular word or didn't use the right word, rather than figure out how to avoid the mistakes that might have been to not lose american lives on into the future. >> reporter: amid the furor, ambassador rice has withdrawn...
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. >> bnsf railway support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. >> and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: there was no let-up today in the battle between israel and hamas, the palestinian group that rules gaza. air strikes echoed across gaza, and rockets landed near tel aviv and, for the first time, near jerusalem. the combined death toll reached 30-- 27 palestinians and three israelis. we begin with a report from john ray of independent television news in gaza. >> reporter: a sleepless night in gaza gave way to another morning of missiles. israel promised a lull in their assault, a chance for words to speak louder than bombs. but on neither side was there a cease-fire. and if the egyptian prime minster came armed w
. >> bnsf railway support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. >> and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank...
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born in 1941 to screenwriting parents, she began her career as a journalist in new york. in short order, she gained notice for biting humor and a gift for turning a phrase. in essay collections-- "i feel bad about my neck" and "i remember nothing"-- she expounded on everything from divorce, to aging, to failure. by the early '80s, ephron-- who was born and still lived on manhattan's upper west side-- had turned to screenwriting. she explained to pbs' charlie rose in 2010. >> i think there was a certain moment i realized i had to make movies in order to make enough money to live as a writer in new york city and not have to move to some... some place like new jersey. >> there's nothing wrong with living in new jersey. >> i'm just saying you don't live there and i don't live there. >> that's true. >> it would have been okay but it wasn't what i had in mind. >> ifill: her first movie was "silkwood", in 1983, directed by mike nichols and starring meryl streep. >> you didn't even have the decency to hide the evidence. you just threw it in a drawer, hotel, motels. >> oh, ( bleep
born in 1941 to screenwriting parents, she began her career as a journalist in new york. in short order, she gained notice for biting humor and a gift for turning a phrase. in essay collections-- "i feel bad about my neck" and "i remember nothing"-- she expounded on everything from divorce, to aging, to failure. by the early '80s, ephron-- who was born and still lived on manhattan's upper west side-- had turned to screenwriting. she explained to pbs' charlie rose in 2010....
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in september, 2010, in new york city,orhe premier and china's economic czar sd china keeps itsd currency lown order to give a trade advalage to itsag manufacturerrers. manufacturers. we should brand it as a currency manipulator. >> you heard the president say the currency has depreciated? >> i think it is a serious problem to brand them a currency manipulator. a lot of countries intervene to affect the value of their currency. japan has many times, and so has many others. we haven't branded any of them a currency manulator ever.m secondly, the chinese currency is what the market price would be. you see that beflected in china's current account balance. the bottom line is the current account balance is well within the standards that we, ourselves, have advocated, saying if it is within those standards it really is not a big problem. the obama administration has pressured china from the start on currency values. they are now close to the market rate. but the issue is two-fold: one, currency value is not, by any means, the biggest issue in u.s./china trade relations. so it di rts attention
in september, 2010, in new york city,orhe premier and china's economic czar sd china keeps itsd currency lown order to give a trade advalage to itsag manufacturerrers. manufacturers. we should brand it as a currency manipulator. >> you heard the president say the currency has depreciated? >> i think it is a serious problem to brand them a currency manipulator. a lot of countries intervene to affect the value of their currency. japan has many times, and so has many others. we haven't...
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large parts of new jersey's coast were in ruins, even as new york city took new steps toward getting back to normal. and president obama and republican challenger mitt romney returned to full-scale campaigning, with the election just five days off. we have follow-up online to our story the street drugs knowntr as bath salts. kwame holman h the details >> holman: state officials in maine are linking the abuse of bath salts to increased rates of child neglect.et we look at that and the latest scientific research on the drug spencer michels examines propositions and congressional races on the ballot in california. and older americans are working longer and returning to the workforce rcter retiring.ti you can help paul solman look into that demographic shift. if you're an older worker, fill out a questionnare on the rundown. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here,n silence, are ei
large parts of new jersey's coast were in ruins, even as new york city took new steps toward getting back to normal. and president obama and republican challenger mitt romney returned to full-scale campaigning, with the election just five days off. we have follow-up online to our story the street drugs knowntr as bath salts. kwame holman h the details >> holman: state officials in maine are linking the abuse of bath salts to increased rates of child neglect.et we look at that and the...
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what we're hearing, are reports coming out of new york that this gentlemen had painted his hair red. and that told police that he was a joker. but that's a report. we've been unable to confirm that report. but you know as far as witnesses, what we're hearing from witnesses is that he was wearing a mask. so the red hair and whether or not he had, what his face looked like, we're not getting that from witnesses. >> suarez: peter banda from the associated press from aurora, colorado, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. kurtis >> suarez: "denver post" reporter kurtis lee was at gateway high school in aurora, which police turned into a command post overnight. i spoke with him earlier today. , welcome to the program. there's a command center at gateway. we're not far from the theatres where the shootings occurred. what's going on there. what have police been doing at the high school? >> yeah, ray so, gateway high school is several miles away. a short drive like you were saying. at the high school early this morning after the shoot og kurred, they bused several dozen witnesses to the high
what we're hearing, are reports coming out of new york that this gentlemen had painted his hair red. and that told police that he was a joker. but that's a report. we've been unable to confirm that report. but you know as far as witnesses, what we're hearing from witnesses is that he was wearing a mask. so the red hair and whether or not he had, what his face looked like, we're not getting that from witnesses. >> suarez: peter banda from the associated press from aurora, colorado, thanks...
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today, new york city mayor michael bloomberg announced a new long-term initiative to protect the city from future natural disasters. he called for rebuilding vulnerable coastal areas, but dismissed again the idea of constructing a large sea-gate across the harbor. >> we're not going to abandon the waterfront. we're not going to abandon the rockaways or coney island or staten island's south shore. but we can't just rebuild what was there and hope for the best. we have to build smarter and stronger and more sustainably. >> woodruff: 350 miles south. the city of norfolk, virginia, is another coastal city vulnerable to sea level rise and extreme storms. but its mayor has said parts of his city might not be livable in the future. our producer, mike melia, traveled to norfolk recently to look at how it has been struggling with flooding and preparing for the next big storm. he worked with member station whro to bring us this report. it's part of our series-- working with public media partners across the country-- that we call "battleground dispatches." >> reporter: when residents of this por
today, new york city mayor michael bloomberg announced a new long-term initiative to protect the city from future natural disasters. he called for rebuilding vulnerable coastal areas, but dismissed again the idea of constructing a large sea-gate across the harbor. >> we're not going to abandon the waterfront. we're not going to abandon the rockaways or coney island or staten island's south shore. but we can't just rebuild what was there and hope for the best. we have to build smarter and...
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reporter: the area around brooklyn's canal could be new york city's answer to amsterdam. at least that's what some real estate developers are betting. the canal's neighbor to the north, newtown creek, can offer up its own beautiful vistas, but both waterways are also surrounded by heavy industry as they've been for more than a hundred years. so they're among the most polluted in the country. so bad that the environmental protection agency has designated both as super fund clean-up sites. >> there are persistent con tam napts there like p.c.b.s, like heavy metals, that have been there probably for a good part of the last century. >> reporter: thomas burke teaches about the environment and public health at johns hopkins university. >> there are also combustion by-product -- that sounds like a fancy term -- but that's from the old plants there, coal tar plants and plants like that so there's heavy petroleum molecules too. >> reporter: some of those chemicals in the water have been shown to cause cancer in animals. others can damage the central nervous system. both the creek
reporter: the area around brooklyn's canal could be new york city's answer to amsterdam. at least that's what some real estate developers are betting. the canal's neighbor to the north, newtown creek, can offer up its own beautiful vistas, but both waterways are also surrounded by heavy industry as they've been for more than a hundred years. so they're among the most polluted in the country. so bad that the environmental protection agency has designated both as super fund clean-up sites....
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and david carr, who writes about the media business for the "new york times." and we thank you both for being with us. jim amoss, first to you. what is the reaction there in the newsroom and in the new orleans community? >> well, the reaction to radical change, especially in a community that's as devoted to its rituals as new orleans is, is strong, and i understand the passion that's behind it. but i think new orleaneans also want their daily news report in a way that we will promise to deliver it. i know those are words now, and people will have to see it to believe it. but that's our commitment to them. >> woodruff: what do you think, jim amoss, this is going to mean? can you deliver the same quality news with, what, half the people? >> oh, that's a misleading figure. we had severances, layoffs yesterday, and we are losing somewhere in the 40%-plus realm, but we also will be rehiring so that when all is said and done, we'll have a news operation that overall is about 14% to 15% smaller than now. that still has an impact, although we'll be saving a lot in goin
and david carr, who writes about the media business for the "new york times." and we thank you both for being with us. jim amoss, first to you. what is the reaction there in the newsroom and in the new orleans community? >> well, the reaction to radical change, especially in a community that's as devoted to its rituals as new orleans is, is strong, and i understand the passion that's behind it. but i think new orleaneans also want their daily news report in a way that we will...
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a gunman set a fire in western new york state, then ambushed firefighters, killing two. it was one of several attacks nationwide, with memories of the newtown school massacre still fresh. and in bethlehem, the church of the nativity marked the arrival of christmas day with midnight mass. and the pope presided over late night services for hundreds of the faithful, in st. peter's basilica at the vatican. actor jack klugman was died in california. online, we ask "what did the world look like in 2012?" kwame holman is here to tell us. >> holman: rewind the year in photos and revisit some of the most memorable and tumultuous moments around the globe. find that slideshow on our world page. plus larry kotlikoff continues to answer questions about social security, including what happens to the benefits of those who die without a survivor. find "ask larry" on the business desk. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, christmas day, we'll look ahead to 2013, a pivotal year for implementing the new health ca
a gunman set a fire in western new york state, then ambushed firefighters, killing two. it was one of several attacks nationwide, with memories of the newtown school massacre still fresh. and in bethlehem, the church of the nativity marked the arrival of christmas day with midnight mass. and the pope presided over late night services for hundreds of the faithful, in st. peter's basilica at the vatican. actor jack klugman was died in california. online, we ask "what did the world look like...
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he's in new york state, where the recording will be played for the public for the first time tonight in more than 100 years at the museum of innovation and science. and carl haber, where's the foil been in the ensuing hundred years since it was last played? >> well, inthe recent years, ith think, since about the 1970s it's been in the collection of the museum. before that i believe it was in the hands of some private collectors who i think passed it on to the family and then it was finally given to the museum someme in the 1970s. >> when you firstsoot in the your hands and started to figure out how to hear what was on it, did you already have an idea of what had been recorded? a cornett? a human voice? of thing? was it really sleuthing that started from square one? >> well, we had no information directly about what was on this particular recording but we have done a number of projects on earlrecordings from the 1800s.re and there are certain things that typically show up, like people will do "mary had a little lamb" because that was kind of iconic at the time and other such t things.
he's in new york state, where the recording will be played for the public for the first time tonight in more than 100 years at the museum of innovation and science. and carl haber, where's the foil been in the ensuing hundred years since it was last played? >> well, inthe recent years, ith think, since about the 1970s it's been in the collection of the museum. before that i believe it was in the hands of some private collectors who i think passed it on to the family and then it was...
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"the new york times" reported republicans might accept higher tax rates on wealthier americans to avoid triggering tax hikes for everyone. in return, they'd demand greater spending cuts next year before raising the federal borrowing limit. >> if congress in any way suggests that they're going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of default once again as part of a budget negotiation, which, by the way, we have never done in our history until we did it last year, i will not play that game because we've got to... we've got to break that habit before it starts. >> reporter: the 2011 standoff between the president and republicans led the nation to the brink of national default. standard and poor's even lowered its rating on u.s. government bonds. now, the president has proposed he be given authority to raise the debt ceiling without congressional action. house republicans reject that idea. and they've called for raising revenue without rate hikes, plus major savings in entitlement programs. the president argued today a partial deal is possible on taxes, if the g
"the new york times" reported republicans might accept higher tax rates on wealthier americans to avoid triggering tax hikes for everyone. in return, they'd demand greater spending cuts next year before raising the federal borrowing limit. >> if congress in any way suggests that they're going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of default once again as part of a budget negotiation, which, by the way, we have never done in our history until we did...
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they're part of a pilot program announced today in colorado, new york, massachusetts, connecticut, and tennessee. a total of 40 schools will add at least 300 hours to the standard school calendar. the goal is to see whether more time will make american students more competitive on a global level. britain welcomed news today that prince william and his wife catherine are expecting their first child. the announcement said the 30- year-old mother is in the early weeks of pregnancy. she's hospitalized in london with a severe form of morning sickness, and she's expected to remain there for several days. the baby will be third in line to the british throne. prince charles is first, followed by william. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: how tough is too tough when it comes to sports and brain injuries? it's an issue we've followed over a number of years. today there was new data to chew on. week after week the big hits keep attracting big audiences to professional and college football. but concerns over head injuries in football and other sports have also
they're part of a pilot program announced today in colorado, new york, massachusetts, connecticut, and tennessee. a total of 40 schools will add at least 300 hours to the standard school calendar. the goal is to see whether more time will make american students more competitive on a global level. britain welcomed news today that prince william and his wife catherine are expecting their first child. the announcement said the 30- year-old mother is in the early weeks of pregnancy. she's...
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today, the federal reserve's new york branch said that, in 2008, its then-president timothy geithner-- now, the treasury secretary-- warned britain's central bank that there were signs of trouble. a fed summary read: "suggestions that some banks could be under-reporting their libor in order to avoid appearing weak were present in anecdotal reports and mass- distribution emails, including from barclays." more than a dozen other banks, including citigroup and j.p. morgan chase, are also under investigation in the libor scandal. much more information about both of these banking stories was released today. dawn kopecki has been poring through it for bloomberg news and joins me now. >> dawn, let's start with jpmorgan chase. we already knew about some of these losses. what did we learn today about how they were actually even bigger much bigger than first reported. >> well, we learned today that jay me diamon knew that the bank had already amassed close to 800 million in loss from this position in the first quarter when he called this attemptest in a teapot. he knew at that time that they ha
today, the federal reserve's new york branch said that, in 2008, its then-president timothy geithner-- now, the treasury secretary-- warned britain's central bank that there were signs of trouble. a fed summary read: "suggestions that some banks could be under-reporting their libor in order to avoid appearing weak were present in anecdotal reports and mass- distribution emails, including from barclays." more than a dozen other banks, including citigroup and j.p. morgan chase, are also...
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osman works in the pediatric primary care clinic at bellevue hospital in new york city. it's part of a national literacy program called reach out and read. books are given to children six months to five years old and parents are encouraged to read them aloud. >> he tried to started to read. to say a little things. >> reporter: why the doctor's office? because that's the one place where all children, including those most at risk, go regularly before they enter school. without some school experience before first grade, most low income children are almost guaranteed to begin school behind everyone else. and we are talking about a lot of children here: 5.1 million american children under the age of five are growing up in poverty. so what are states doing to get these kids ready for first grade? see for yourself. only ten states and the district of columbia tell schools they must provide full day kindergarten. 34 states require half day programs, and six states do not require any kindergarten at all. preschool programs like head start reach about one third of three and four y
osman works in the pediatric primary care clinic at bellevue hospital in new york city. it's part of a national literacy program called reach out and read. books are given to children six months to five years old and parents are encouraged to read them aloud. >> he tried to started to read. to say a little things. >> reporter: why the doctor's office? because that's the one place where all children, including those most at risk, go regularly before they enter school. without some...
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joining us to talk about the role of women in the party, are senator kirsten gillibrand, of new york, and kamala harris, attorney general of california. welcome to you both. senator gillibrand, i'm very curious about what you thought about what ray just talked to you about emily's list, whether women are really running, whether they inspire you. >> yes, and this year, specifically in this u.s. senate we have 11 women running for the senate, the most ever. we have six incumbents and five challengers but it's not surprising because we have patti murray, the chair of the d.c.s.s. who looked for the candidates and found strong women challengers and a couple of those seats are pickup seats for democrats. >> woodruff: i want to ask you both about women voters because we've heard the republicans say last week that, yes, the democrats argue they're better for women but in fact women have been most affected by this bad economy attorney general kamala harris, don't they have a point? >> women are no different from anyone. women do have the responsibility for raising families and taking care of
joining us to talk about the role of women in the party, are senator kirsten gillibrand, of new york, and kamala harris, attorney general of california. welcome to you both. senator gillibrand, i'm very curious about what you thought about what ray just talked to you about emily's list, whether women are really running, whether they inspire you. >> yes, and this year, specifically in this u.s. senate we have 11 women running for the senate, the most ever. we have six incumbents and five...
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a federal jury in new york has convicted former goldman sachs board member rajat gupta of insider trading. he was found guilty today of conspiracy and securities fraud. gupta was accused of feeding confidential information to a hedge fund manager, who used the tip to make nearly a million dollars. wall street finished today with its third big gain of the week. the dow jones industrial average gained 115 points to close at 12,767. the nasdaq rose 36 points to close at 2,872. for the week, the dow gained nearly 1%; the nasdaq rose more than 1%. in syria, government forces renewed the shelling of rebel- held towns today, as u.n. observers warned their mission is in jeopardy. amateur video showed a fireball erupting in homs. thick black smoke from the shelling could be seen hovering above the skyline. it was part of a new offensive the regime launched earlier this week. meanwhile, in damascus, the norwegian commander of the u.n. observers had a grim assessment of the situation. >> we are frustrated because we see that the violence is continuing and it has increased in the last few days. the e
a federal jury in new york has convicted former goldman sachs board member rajat gupta of insider trading. he was found guilty today of conspiracy and securities fraud. gupta was accused of feeding confidential information to a hedge fund manager, who used the tip to make nearly a million dollars. wall street finished today with its third big gain of the week. the dow jones industrial average gained 115 points to close at 12,767. the nasdaq rose 36 points to close at 2,872. for the week, the...
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. >> ifill: as world leaders gather in new york for the annual meeting of the united nations general assembly. margaret warner gives us a preview. >> woodruff: will new genetic findings reshape the treatment of breast cancer? we ask dr. harold varmus, head of the national cancer institute. >> ifill: and ray suarez kicks off american graduate week with a conversation with three now- successful people who know exactly what it's like to want to drop out of high school. >> sometimes we give up on kids too soon. sometimes we want to teach to the test instead of teaching to transform. sometimes that comes from top-down policies. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: soon computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives in truly profound ways. technology can provide customized experiences tailored to individual consumer preferences. igniting a world of possibilities from the inside out, sponsoring tomorrow starts today. >> bnsf railway. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. an
. >> ifill: as world leaders gather in new york for the annual meeting of the united nations general assembly. margaret warner gives us a preview. >> woodruff: will new genetic findings reshape the treatment of breast cancer? we ask dr. harold varmus, head of the national cancer institute. >> ifill: and ray suarez kicks off american graduate week with a conversation with three now- successful people who know exactly what it's like to want to drop out of high school. >>...
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>> well, it's always a very big concern, particularly at the "new york times." we deal with a lot of national security stories every month. we are failly experienced at how to do this. we dealt, for example, with wikileaks which was thousands of secret documents so i did in this case with the newspaper's understanding exactly what we do in the others. we went to the government, we explained the outlines of the story and we said if there are details here that affect operational events, could put somebody's life at risk let's discuss it and we'll see what we can do to make sure those don't get into print. >> brown: you're confident about that. >> we had those discussions and in the end i believe, as i say in a note on sources at the end of the book i deleted some technical details that they had. everything they asked to be deleted we deleted. >> brown: what about addressing senator mccain's other point, which is something you have to deal with all the time that in some ways you run the risk of being used by in this case the white house for political reasons. the a
>> well, it's always a very big concern, particularly at the "new york times." we deal with a lot of national security stories every month. we are failly experienced at how to do this. we dealt, for example, with wikileaks which was thousands of secret documents so i did in this case with the newspaper's understanding exactly what we do in the others. we went to the government, we explained the outlines of the story and we said if there are details here that affect operational...
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still, he admitted in federal court in new york that he fabricated investment results. he now faces a ten-year prison sentence. bernard madoff is serving a 150- year sentence. monsoon flooding in northeastern india has left hundreds of thousands of people cut off. and, at least 27 were confirmed dead. in recent days, nearly one million people in the state of assam have been forced from their homes. the brahmaputra river has swamped 2000 villages. rescue operations were under way, but heavy rains hampered the effort. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and to some unexpected progress in the battle against europe's financial crisis. for months members of the 17- nation euro zone have struggled to resolve disagreements over bailouts and spending cuts. with german chancellor angela merkel taking a very public hard line. but at a summit today, she and others surprised most observers with new steps. those include allowing banks to get capital directly from a $600 billion bailout fund instead of getting the money through governments; creatin
still, he admitted in federal court in new york that he fabricated investment results. he now faces a ten-year prison sentence. bernard madoff is serving a 150- year sentence. monsoon flooding in northeastern india has left hundreds of thousands of people cut off. and, at least 27 were confirmed dead. in recent days, nearly one million people in the state of assam have been forced from their homes. the brahmaputra river has swamped 2000 villages. rescue operations were under way, but heavy...
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he's been covering the trial for the new york daily news. he's coauthor of the book, american icon, the fall of roger clemons and the rise of steroids in america's pastime. michael, roger clemons faced six counts of perjury. he wasn't charged with using drugs or cheating at baseball. wasn't this a trial all about drug use all the same? >> it was in that the government had to prove that clemons lied when he told congress in 2008 that he had never usedded human growth hormone or never had used steroids. the government had to prove that he had used those drugs in order to get a guilty verdict >> suarez: wapped in the last trial? remind us >> last year in july, the trial basically just got it started for a couple of days when the government introduced evidence that judge reggie walton had previously barred. so walton declared a mistrial pretty quickly. things got pushed back until this year, until april when this started again >> suarez: this is the first time both sides put on their entire case. was there a turning point, a witness that ended u
he's been covering the trial for the new york daily news. he's coauthor of the book, american icon, the fall of roger clemons and the rise of steroids in america's pastime. michael, roger clemons faced six counts of perjury. he wasn't charged with using drugs or cheating at baseball. wasn't this a trial all about drug use all the same? >> it was in that the government had to prove that clemons lied when he told congress in 2008 that he had never usedded human growth hormone or never had...
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she joins us now from new york. we're also joined by monica olive a young mother who is the founder of latin baby and publisher of a website that are geared toward latino families and naomi decker, vice president of the public relations firm beckerman. she is a mother of three who hassles written articles and editorials for commentary for the washington times and the wall street journal. we thank you all three for being with us. anne marie slaughter, to you first. what do you mean by "having it all"? >> i mean that women should be able to have the same choices as men. i think i regret the... that's the way the issue has always been formulated. when i was coming of age, i think today it sounds very entitled because there are so many americans who have very, very little but really what it means is that women should be able to have the same choices about being able to have a family and being able to have a career that men do. >> woodruff: you write for the longest time you believed that that was the case but now you do
she joins us now from new york. we're also joined by monica olive a young mother who is the founder of latin baby and publisher of a website that are geared toward latino families and naomi decker, vice president of the public relations firm beckerman. she is a mother of three who hassles written articles and editorials for commentary for the washington times and the wall street journal. we thank you all three for being with us. anne marie slaughter, to you first. what do you mean by...
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at the united nations in new york, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad aimed new attacks at the u.s. in a speech to the general assembly, he talked of a new world order, without what he called the hegemony of arrogance. he also denounced israeli threats of a military strike against iran's nuclear sites. >> ( translated ): testing new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose these armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against nations to coerce them into accepting a new era of hegemony. continued threat by the uncivilized zionists to resort to military action against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. delegation boycotted the speech, citing ahmadinejad's repeated diatribes against israel. later, the new, islamist president of egypt mohammed morsi also took on israel, over the plight of the palestinians. >> ( translated ): it is shameful that the free world would accept that a party in the international community may continue to deny the rights of a nation that looks to independence o
at the united nations in new york, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad aimed new attacks at the u.s. in a speech to the general assembly, he talked of a new world order, without what he called the hegemony of arrogance. he also denounced israeli threats of a military strike against iran's nuclear sites. >> ( translated ): testing new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose these armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against nations...
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. >> woodruff: and to the analysis of brooks and dionne-- "new york times" columnist david brooks and "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne, filling in for mark shields. hello, gentlemen, good to see you both. >> good to see you. >> woodruff: so it's the first friday of the months. we have jobs numbers, david, disappointing. is there was job growth in the private sector but not as much as predicted. what is thus for the came anne. >>it is bad for obama. the rule of thumb was 150,000 jobs a month, the break even point, you want to be above that if you are the incumbent. we have had three months in a row of bad numbers so now to catch up to get to the point where the 34ri9 call science models or many say it is an advantage for him or at least not a complete negative he has to have a quarter million job growth for the rest of the year. that seems unlikely. so you go not election thinking that the economy will be a pretty strong fleing fiv. >> woodruff: pretty strong negative. >> yeah, i would think so and i have to say the done i had-- downside risks are better than the upside risks. i
. >> woodruff: and to the analysis of brooks and dionne-- "new york times" columnist david brooks and "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne, filling in for mark shields. hello, gentlemen, good to see you both. >> good to see you. >> woodruff: so it's the first friday of the months. we have jobs numbers, david, disappointing. is there was job growth in the private sector but not as much as predicted. what is thus for the came anne. >>it is bad for...
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that's syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. welcome, gentlemen, we've seen you earlier this week because something happened on tuesday. >> it did. >> we wanted you to come back on friday. before we talk about the election and the fiscal cliff, mark this bombshell today that cia director david petraeus stepping down after acknowledging an affair, once the brightest light in the united states military. >> yes, i mean, the flag officer of his generation, really. i think it's fair to say. people start talking about you running for president, it is itself a great tribute. but at this do feel badly. i feel that the man has given 35 years, more now, two years in the cia, of his career, of his life for his country and public service. and one-- as ronald reagan said a lot of things some of which were wise. one of the really dumb things have said that the best minds are not in government. if they were business would liar them away. well, david petraeus and a lot of other people in civilian and military really great minds and great public
that's syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. welcome, gentlemen, we've seen you earlier this week because something happened on tuesday. >> it did. >> we wanted you to come back on friday. before we talk about the election and the fiscal cliff, mark this bombshell today that cia director david petraeus stepping down after acknowledging an affair, once the brightest light in the united states military. >> yes, i mean, the flag...
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and hugh johnson, who runs an investment and advisory firm in albany, new york. you all represent different constituencies. i want to start with you, jackie. -- sorry, i want to start with you, stacy, and talk about philanthropy. this is the end of the year when people are making their decisions about whether they're going to get tax breaks or who they're going to give to. are people looking at the fiscal cliff and saying "i don't know"? >> absolutely. people are uncertain as to whether there's going to be a charitable deduction next year, things like the estate tax will change. so it's a rocky time. so some people are giving more and deciding "i'm going to get the tax break now and do it while it's a good thing for sure" and some people are putting off the decision deciding they isle give more later. so we're seeing a mixed bag but it's a tough time because this is the time of year when most people are doing a lot of charitable giving. >> ifill: let me get your name right this time, jackie, and ask you about federal employees. they are affected by this. there ar
and hugh johnson, who runs an investment and advisory firm in albany, new york. you all represent different constituencies. i want to start with you, jackie. -- sorry, i want to start with you, stacy, and talk about philanthropy. this is the end of the year when people are making their decisions about whether they're going to get tax breaks or who they're going to give to. are people looking at the fiscal cliff and saying "i don't know"? >> absolutely. people are uncertain as to...
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should there with b places in new jersey, in new york, where insurance companies say "we for you toto pay rebuild right there"? where the cost of doing so becomes higher and maybe prohibitive for some people? >> there probably should be, yes, because the alternative is we kp enticing people to place more and more of theip value, weal in more of their fragile co-systems or fragile areas of the enviwenment if we don't give them the proper price signal on risk. so somehow we have to find a way to get the state out of being the insurer of last resort and get some sort of a more functioning or imation of am functioning insurance market that prices risk appropriately. >> suarez: so who has to be the bad guy then? is it private business solely or does govement have ago hand in saying to people, creating common wisdom on this kind of thing "we just can't live in the way we've always lived because the environment's going to be different"? >> well, think there's no question it's going to have to be both. it's -- ult mayly the private sector does the private sector and rebuild bug the government
should there with b places in new jersey, in new york, where insurance companies say "we for you toto pay rebuild right there"? where the cost of doing so becomes higher and maybe prohibitive for some people? >> there probably should be, yes, because the alternative is we kp enticing people to place more and more of theip value, weal in more of their fragile co-systems or fragile areas of the enviwenment if we don't give them the proper price signal on risk. so somehow we have...
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you know, we were building skyscrapers in new york and railroads all across the country. later on, general motors in the 1950s and '60s, automobiles were the biggest american industry. general motors was the biggest and top mesh -- american auto company. 1970s, main frame computer, ibm. 1980s, general electric. 19 0s, microsoft and now apple. i think we're in a consumer age and apple makes really nifty consumer products. so they're number one. >> brown: well, ted schadler, speaking of those products, if i understand this right, part of the most rekren run-up in the stock price is expectations over some new product, right? new -- at least new versions of products? >> well, am is on like an annual release cycle like timed with the holiday season in this case, so we certainly expect to see new ipad, maybe different sizes. who knows and new iphone and what not. that's how they keep the hits coming and buy and rebhi and buy a new one and give the old one to the kids and buy a new one themselves and they have the hit machine going here right now and to the point made earl yeshg
you know, we were building skyscrapers in new york and railroads all across the country. later on, general motors in the 1950s and '60s, automobiles were the biggest american industry. general motors was the biggest and top mesh -- american auto company. 1970s, main frame computer, ibm. 1980s, general electric. 19 0s, microsoft and now apple. i think we're in a consumer age and apple makes really nifty consumer products. so they're number one. >> brown: well, ted schadler, speaking of...